Latest issue of the ESFA’s monthly round-up of information and news for businesses including: 1. Updates to the apprenticeship service; 2. Small and medium employers say apprentices benefit their business; 3. Apprentice minimum wage increase from April 2018; 4. National Apprenticeship Week 2018; 5. National Apprenticeship Awards 2017 winners; 6. Framework withdrawals announcement; 7. GCSE: new grading scale fact sheet.